A Grandmaster has already grasped the essential truths of a certain field, is capable of creating new sub-items within the existing framework, and can even create methods spontaneously during battle. This realm is sufficient to establish one's own sect and warrant remembrance by future generations.
Beyond that, with each level - Great Grandmaster, Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster, Supreme Grandmaster - one becomes increasingly distant from ordinary cultivators. Great Grandmasters can see connections between related areas, nearly comprehending a whole field completely. Quasi-Supreme Grandmasters exhaust the mysteries of that field, skill approaching the way. Supreme Grandmasters can innovate entirely new categories, pushing the limits of the entire school of thought.
Which of these realms requires anything less than years upon years of accumulation?
Which of these realms does not involve repeated failures, reflection, and enlightenment?
